ESPN ranked the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun as the Preseason #3 best MLB fantasy player behind only Albert Pujols and Hanley Ramirez this past week as the left fielder goes into the 2010 season. The Brewers didn’t make the playoffs in 2009, but Braun had a great year personally batting .320 with 32 HR’s and 114 RBI’s. Braun has had three of the best seasons any player has had in the MLB since he hit 37 HR’s as a rookie in 2007 winning the NL’s Rookie of the Year Award. He represented the USA at the World Baseball Classic starting in left field and won the Silver Slugger Award in 2009 for the second year in a row. The 26-year-old has accomplished incredible things in just three seasons, but only made $1,032,500 last season with his pay increasing year-by-year according to the 8 year contract extension he signed with the Brewers in ‘08 worth up to $51 million. The Brewers are likely to lose Prince Fielder eventually, but Braun contract will ensure they have one of baseball’s best hitters in their lineup for years to come. The real question is whether the Brew Crew can surround Braun with enough talent to make it to the playoffs while playing in a division with bigger market teams like the Cubs and the Cardinals.